Coming-of-Age Drama movies

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Immersive Realistic Intimate Atmospheric Deliberate

Overview

Adèle's life is changed when she meets Emma, a young woman with blue hair, who will allow her to discover desire, to assert herself as a woman and as an adult. In front of others, Adele grows, seeks herself, loses herself, finds herself.

Themes

Coming of age, Sexual awakening, Self discovery, Social class tension, Lesbian relationships, Artistic ambition vs love

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Realistic Tense Steady Raw Claustrophobic

Overview

An American girl, sent to the English countryside to stay with relatives, finds love and purpose while fighting for her survival as war envelops the world around her.

Themes

Trauma and resilience, Displacement and belonging, Survival under war, Family bonds under stress, Authority in crisis, Coming of age in chaos

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Realistic Tense Intimate Claustrophobic Bleak

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Isabelle, a 17-year-old student, loses her virginity during a quick holiday romance. When she returns home, she begins a secret life as a prostitute for a year.

Themes

Deception and consequences, Economic vulnerability, Youth exploitation, Family control and estrangement, Maturation under constraint, Stigma and judgment

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Realistic Intimate Dry Measured Reflective

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High school senior Sutter, who lives only for today, unexpectedly connects with a quiet classmate after one messy night of partying—his complete opposite. Even though they seem to have almost nothing in common, they gradually grow closer in a surprising way.

Themes

Risk and consequence, Coming of age pressures, Caregiving burden, Romance versus responsibility, Sobriety and self-control, Family boundaries

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Realistic Tense Steady Intimate Bleak

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The true story of one man's mission to give inner city kids of Washington DC something he never had - a future. After being incarcerated for eighteen years, Eugene Brown established the Big Chair Chess Club to get kids off the streets and working towards lives they never believed they were capable of. This is his inspirational story.

Themes

Class inequality, Risk and consequence, Institutional barriers, Mentorship through education, Youth empowerment, Discipline under supervision

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Realistic Tense Claustrophobic Deliberate Stylish

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'Having broken away from my illusory self, I was desperately seeking a path and a meaning to life.' This phrase perfectly sums up Alejandro Jodorowsky’s biographical project: reconstituting the incredible adventure of his life. He was born in 1929 Tocopilla, a coastal town on edge of the Chilean desert, where he discovered the fundamentals of reality, as he underwent an unhappy and alienated childhood as part of an uprooted family.

Themes

Fear and resilience, Quest for meaning, Ideology versus family, Artistic self-creation, Surreal memory and mythmaking, Political violence and spectacle

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Tense Claustrophobic Bleak Dry Fast-paced

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After being struck and killed by lightning, a young man recounts the way he blackmailed his fellow classmates into contributing to his literary magazine.

Themes

Secrets as leverage, Ambition versus coercion, Peer pressure and exclusion, Family abandonment and tension, Wealth dynamics in school, Creative pursuit under stress

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Realistic Steady Dry Sun-drenched Measured

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Shy 14-year-old Duncan goes on summer vacation with his mother, her overbearing boyfriend, and her boyfriend's daughter. Having a rough time fitting in, Duncan finds an unexpected friend in Owen, manager of the Water Wizz water park.

Themes

Family boundary tensions, Coming of age pressures, Mentor dynamics, Belonging and exclusion, Neglect and seeking acceptance, Water park pressure

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Realistic Heartwarming Intimate Dry Stylish

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An aspiring dancer moves to New York City and becomes caught up in a whirlwind of flighty fair-weather friends, diminishing fortunes and career setbacks.

Themes

Economic precarity, Loyalty under strain, Friendship and ambition, Self-discovery through mobility, Urban independence, Ambition vs dependence

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Realistic Steady Dry Deliberate Humid

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Two teenage boys find a fugitive hiding out on an island in the Mississippi River and help him reunite with his lover and escape an avenging family and their armed posse.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Deception and trust, Coming of age, Revenge and violence, Disillusioned youth, Family breakdown

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